On Thursday, May 14, the Supreme Court voted 7-2 to preserve access to the abortion pill mifepristone through telehealth and mail delivery, at least for now. The ruling blocked a decision from the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals that would have restricted access by requiring patients to obtain the medication through in-person visits. The […]
The Clean Water for All Life Act: Policing Bodies, Not Protecting Water
The Clean Water for All Life Act (H. R. 7983) is simply another way for anti-abortion lawmakers to control women’s bodies — yet this time, under the guise of environmental regulations. This bill adds to a long list of arguments used to restrict abortion: religious objections, claims that fetuses should have full legal personhood, false […]
The Abortion Pill Is Under Siege—Again
Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, mifepristone has become the focal point of current abortion debates, and now, the FDA itself is may be moving to restrict or eliminate access to this safe, widely used medication. The FDA, under influence from the US Health and Human Services Secretary RFK Jr., has […]
Louisiana Indicts New York Abortion Provider For Mailing Abortion Pills To Louisiana Patient
In the first case of its kind since the fall of Roe v. Wade, a Louisiana grand jury has indicted Dr. Maggie Carpenter, the New York OB-GYN whom Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton also sued for prescribing telehealth abortion pills to a Texas woman. On Jan. 31, Louisiana indicted Dr. Carpenter and issued an arrest […]